AlloHCT From Matched Unrelated Donors in Pts w/ Advanced Hematologic Malignancies & Disorders
Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Leukemia focused on measuring refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, adult acute myeloid leukemia in remission, recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia, adult acute myeloid leukemia with 11q23 (MLL) abnormalities, adult acute myeloid leukemia with inv(16)(p13;q22), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(16;16)(p13;q22), adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22), adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission, accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, de novo myelodysplastic syndromes, previously treated myelodysplastic syndromes, secondary myelodysplastic syndromes, recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent adult grade III lymphomatoid granulomatosis, recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent mantle cell lymphoma, recurrent marginal zone lymphoma, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia, recurrent cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, secondary acute myeloid leukemia
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed hematological or lymphatic malignancy, including any of the following:
Acute myeloid leukemia
- Relapsed or primary refractory disease with < 10% blasts on peripheral blood smear
- In first remission with poor risk factors and molecular prognosis [i.e., AML with -5, -7, t(6;9), tri8, -11] (preparative regimen 3 or 4)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia
In second complete remission or higher OR in first remission with poor risk factors, including any of the following (preparative regimen 1 or 2):
- BCR/ABL by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
- t(9;22)(q34;q11) detected by cytogenetics
- Chromosomes < 44 by cytogenetics
- DNA index < 0.81 by flow cytometry
- Any rearrangement of chromosome 11 that results in disruption of MLL gene (11q23) by cytogenetics and SER
- In first remission with poor risk factors and molecular prognosis [ALL with Philadelphia chromosome-positive t(9;22), t(4;22), (q34;q11)] (preparative regimen 3 or 4)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- In accelerated phase or greater (preparative regimen 1 or 2)
- In accelerated or second chronic phase (preparative regimen 3 or 4)
Myelodysplastic syndromes
- With deletion of chromosome 7 or short arm of chromosome 5 (preparative regimen 1 or 2)
- In high and high-intermediate risk categories (preparative regimen 3 or 4)
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in relapse with marrow involvement
- Refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Patients deemed ineligible for conventional high-dose chemotherapy programs (i.e., regimens 1 or 2) due to any of the following concurrent medical conditions may be eligible for regimens 3 or 4 at the discretion of the treating physician and principal investigator (preparative regimen 3 or 4):
- LVEF < 50% and > 40%
- FEV1, FVC, or DLCO < 50%
- Bilirubin > 3 mg/dL
- Creatinine > 2 mg/dL
Two partially HLA-matched umbilical cord blood (UCB) units available
HLA-matched minimally at 4 of 6 HLA-A, HLA-B, and -DRB1 loci with the patient
- DRB1 matched by high resolution DNA typing
- HLA-A and HLA-B matched by low resolution at the "serological match" level
- Two pooled units with a nucleated cell number > 2.5 x 10^7/kg
- No available HLA-identical sibling or 1 antigen-mismatched related donor
- No available HLA-matched unrelated bone marrow donor
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Karnofsky performance status (PS) 60-100% OR Lansky PS 60-100% OR Zubrod PS 0-1
- Physiological age 60 or less (at any chronological age)
- Weight > 50 kg
- Creatinine normal for age OR creatinine clearance by 24-hour urine collection or glomerular filtration rate > 60 mL/min
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
- LVEF ≥ 50%
- DLCO ≥ 60% of predicted
- No HIV-1 infection
- No active uncontrolled infection
- Not pregnant
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Recovered from prior intensive chemotherapy
Sites / Locations
- Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
- City of Hope Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Regimen I (FTBI, Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine)
Regimen II (Busulfan, Fludarabine, Melphalan)
Regimen III (TBI, Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine)
Regimen IV (Fludarabine, Melphalan)
Patients undergo FTBI 2-3 times a day on days -9 to -6 for a total of 11 fractions. Patients also receive cyclophosphamide IV over 2 hours on days -5 and -4 and fludarabine phosphate IV on days -5 to -2. UCB transplantation: Patients receive 2 combined units of UCB IV on day 0. Patients also receive G-CSF IV or subcutaneously beginning on day 5 (or later) and continuing until blood counts recover. GVHD prophylaxis: Patients receive cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day -1 followed by a taper according to institutional guidelines. Patients also receive mycophenolate mofetil orally or IV beginning on day 0 and continuing until day 27 (or as clinically indicated).
Patients receive a test dose of busulfan on day -10 and then dose adjusted busulfan IV 3-4 times daily on days -9 to -6, melphalan IV on days -5 and -4, and fludarabine phosphate IV on days -5 to -2. UCB transplantation: Patients receive 2 combined units of UCB IV on day 0. Patients also receive G-CSF IV or subcutaneously beginning on day 5 (or later) and continuing until blood counts recover. GVHD prophylaxis: Patients receive cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day -1 followed by a taper according to institutional guidelines. Patients also receive mycophenolate mofetil orally or IV beginning on day 0 and continuing until day 27 (or as clinically indicated).
Patients receive fludarabine phosphate IV on days -8 to -4 and cyclophosphamide IV over 2 hours on day -3 and undergo TBI (single dose) on day -2. UCB transplantation: Patients receive 2 combined units of UCB IV on day 0. Patients also receive G-CSF IV or subcutaneously beginning on day 5 (or later) and continuing until blood counts recover. GVHD prophylaxis: Patients receive cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day -1 followed by a taper according to institutional guidelines. Patients also receive mycophenolate mofetil orally or IV beginning on day 0 and continuing until day 27 (or as clinically indicated).
Patients receive fludarabine phosphate IV on days -7 to -3 and melphalan IV on day -2. UCB transplantation: Patients receive 2 combined units of UCB IV on day 0. Patients also receive G-CSF IV or subcutaneously beginning on day 5 (or later) and continuing until blood counts recover. GVHD prophylaxis: Patients receive cyclosporine IV twice daily beginning on day -1 followed by a taper according to institutional guidelines. Patients also receive mycophenolate mofetil orally or IV beginning on day 0 and continuing until day 27 (or as clinically indicated).